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Besides [Adverb] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. Moreover; more than that; over and above; distinct from; not included in the number, or in what has been mentioned.

2. Besides, you know not what is the fate of your friend.

3. The men said to Lot, hast thou here any besides:Ben.19.

4. To all beside, as much an empty shade.

5. An Eugene living, as a Caesar dead.

6. These sentences may be considered as elliptical.

Besides [Preposition] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. Over and above; separate or distinct from.

2. And there was a famine in the land, besides the first famine. Genesis 26:1 .

3. Note. This word, though radically the same as beside, and a corruption of it, ought not to be confounded with it, for it is never used in the senses explained under beside, except in the second.

4. BESI'DE

Besides [Adverb] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Alt. of Beside

Besides [Preposition] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Over and above; separate or distinct from; in addition to; other than; else than. See Beside, prep., 3, and Syn. under Beside.

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17 KJV and 24 BSB verses contain “besides” — showing the first 20. Show all 39 verses (searchable)

Genesis 19:12

And the men said unto Lot, Hast thou here any besides? son in law, and thy sons, and thy daughters, and whatsoever thou hast in the city, bring them out of this place:

Then the two men said to Lot, “Do you have anyone else here—a son-in-law, your sons or daughters, or anyone else in the city who belongs to you? Get them out of here,

Genesis 20:12

And yet indeed she is my sister; she is the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife.

Besides, she really is my sister, the daughter of my father—though not the daughter of my mother—and she became my wife.

Genesis 46:26

All the souls that came with Jacob into Egypt, which came out of his loins, besides Jacob’s sons’ wives, all the souls were threescore and six;

All those belonging to Jacob who came to Egypt—his direct descendants, besides the wives of Jacob’s sons—numbered sixty-six persons.

Exodus 12:37

And the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand on foot that were men, beside children.

The Israelites journeyed from Rameses to Succoth with about 600,000 men on foot, besides women and children.

Leviticus 7:13

Besides the cakes, he shall offer for his offering leavened bread with the sacrifice of thanksgiving of his peace offerings.

Along with his peace offering of thanksgiving he is to present an offering with cakes of leavened bread.

Deuteronomy 4:35

Unto thee it was shewed, that thou mightest know that the LORD he is God; there is none else beside him.

You were shown these things so that you would know that the LORD is God; there is no other besides Him.

Deuteronomy 32:39

See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither is there any that can deliver out of my hand.

See now that I am He; there is no God besides Me. I bring death and I give life; I wound and I heal, and there is no one who can deliver from My hand.

Judges 11:34

And Jephthah came to Mizpeh unto his house, and, behold, his daughter came out to meet him with timbrels and with dances: and she was his only child; beside her he had neither son nor daughter.

And when Jephthah returned home to Mizpah, there was his daughter coming out to meet him with tambourines and dancing! She was his only child; he had no son or daughter besides her.

1 Samuel 2:2

There is none holy as the LORD: for there is none beside thee: neither is there any rock like our God.

There is no one holy like the LORD. Indeed, there is no one besides You! And there is no Rock like our God.

2 Samuel 22:32

For who is God, save the LORD? and who is a rock, save our God?

For who is God besides the LORD? And who is the Rock except our God?

1 Kings 10:13

And king Solomon gave unto the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatsoever she asked, beside that which Solomon gave her of his royal bounty. So she turned and went to her own country, she and her servants.

King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba all she desired—whatever she asked—besides what he had given her out of his royal bounty. Then she left and returned to her own country, along with her servants.

1 Kings 22:7

And Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the LORD besides, that we might enquire of him?

But Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there not still a prophet of the LORD here of whom we can inquire?”

1 Chronicles 3:9

These were all the sons of David, beside the sons of the concubines, and Tamar their sister.

These were all the sons of David, besides the sons by his concubines. And Tamar was their sister.

2 Chronicles 14:11

And Asa cried unto the LORD his God, and said, LORD, it is nothing with thee to help, whether with many, or with them that have no power: help us, O LORD our God; for we rest on thee, and in thy name we go against this multitude. O LORD, thou art our God; let not man prevail against thee.

Then Asa cried out to the LORD his God: “O LORD, there is no one besides You to help the powerless against the mighty. Help us, O LORD our God, for we rely on You, and in Your name we have come against this multitude. O LORD, You are our God. Do not let a mere mortal prevail against You.”

2 Chronicles 17:19

These waited on the king, beside those whom the king put in the fenced cities throughout all Judah.

These were the men who served the king, besides those he stationed in the fortified cities throughout Judah.

2 Chronicles 18:6

But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the LORD besides, that we might enquire of him?

But Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there not still a prophet of the LORD here of whom we can inquire?”

Nehemiah 5:17

Moreover there were at my table an hundred and fifty of the Jews and rulers, beside those that came unto us from among the heathen that are about us.

There were 150 Jews and officials at my table, besides the guests from the surrounding nations.

Psalms 18:31

For who is God save the LORD? or who is a rock save our God?

For who is God besides the LORD? And who is the Rock except our God?

Psalms 73:25

Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee.

Whom have I in heaven but You? And on earth I desire no one besides You.

Isaiah 26:13

O LORD our God, other lords besides thee have had dominion over us: but by thee only will we make mention of thy name.

O LORD our God, other lords besides You have had dominion, but Your name alone do we confess.